Hard-mod a Pandora Tutorial

**p1220drs** · August 31st, 2008, 22:53

Note: A very respectable member at www.psphacks.com/forums pointed out that if you short out the battery or cause it to overheat there is a risk of explosion, so If you must use this method please, be careful. I AM NOT responsible for any damage to batteries or persons when using this method, I suggest buying a Tool Battery.

Click here to buy a Tool Battery <--- Link courtesy of Clee290...

This section if for a PHAT battery
Use something plastic (like a guitar pick, disposable picnic knife, ect...), to split the battery open. Do so by starting in the seams that run around the edge and work your way around untill you get it completely apart. Be extra carefull when you get close to the connections on top. If you feel the need to use something metal to take the battery apart do so at your own risk. I used a sharp, very pointy, steel pocket knife. Just dont cram it in to far or touch anything metal other that the pin you need to touch. (metal to metal shorts out circuits, and your playing with a live circuit board here) Refer to the pictures...

Once you get the battery open find the little black square located near the bottom right. It should have writing on it such as TExx and S93056. This is where you will need to remove a small pin from one side of it. On the main board (the green part) of the battery itself will be writing near one end of the black square such as ICO4. The pin under the 4 is the pin you will need to remove. Refer to the pictures...

As you can see from the pictures the pin on my battery is allready removed. Use anything you want to remove the pin from your battery. I used a sharp knife and gently cut the pin off. BUT REMMEMBER if you touch two of the pins at the same time, or slip and close the circuit between anything metal (ie. have the tool your using, such as a metal knife, touch two different parts at the same time) you could run a chance of ruining your battery.

When you get the pin removed put your battery back together. Use a peice of clear tape around the edges to hold your battery together. Dont use to much tape or the battery will kinda not fit properly into your PSP anymore, you'll have to push it in a little more than you did before.

Pic courtesy of ACUREON...

Pic courtesy of ACUREON...

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HERE ARE SOME MORE PICS OF A DIFFERENT TYPE OF PHAT BATTERY, COURTESY OF SMAX...
The battery at hand is a Sony 1800mAh purchased about a year ago

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This section is for a SLIM battery

Note: This picture was originally posted by Gandalf at PSP Crazy...

Once again: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES DONE BY USING THIS METHOD

**Wally** · September 1st, 2008, 11:40

Im not going to recommend this to anyone as its too dangerous.

Wally

**p1220drs** · September 25th, 2008, 00:48

Guide updated, more pics, more batteries. It will continued to be updated with any new info or battery types...

Originally Posted by wally

Im not going to recommend this to anyone as its too dangerous.

Wally

To everyone: Keep in mind that Wally does have a very valid point. If one is very carefull and uses the right instrument and maybe even a magnifying glass the risks a almost nullified. But, be very careful and take your time, dont rush this.

BTW, I still recommend buying a Tool Battery...

**Wally** · September 25th, 2008, 09:14

Well the solderless mod is deemed safer just we don't know what would happen if the wrong chip was cut.

Wally

**p1220drs** · September 25th, 2008, 13:05

I know...

The battery would quit working or it would still work but take forever to charge then only last for about an hour. Ive had both happen...

**eazy-e** · September 28th, 2008, 20:56

i have a hard mod battery but it dosent work i have cut the right pin and all do.

**p1220drs** · September 29th, 2008, 02:11

its cause you dont have a magic memory stick in the PSP, the PSP wont boot with a pandora battery unless you have a IPL on the memory stick.

The PSP will just turn on but not boot, the green power light will come on but nothing will show up on the screen

**eazy-e** · September 30th, 2008, 00:23

Originally Posted by p1220drs

its cause you dont have a magic memory stick in the PSP, the PSP wont boot with a pandora battery unless you have a IPL on the memory stick.

The PSP will just turn on but not boot, the green power light will come on but nothing will show up on the screen

i have the ipl in the memorystick and it still doesn't work.

well i got the pandora to work and i unbricked one of the psps but the other psp is still bricked. the psp screen stays black but the green light turns on what should i do?